IT Business Solutions delivers business value through the management of IT products including implementation of change projects in a disciplined, business focused, engaged and methodical way to Munich Re Specialty Group Limited (MRSG) or Great Lakes Insurance SE (GL) and its associated business units.

As a Solution Architect, you’ll have the ability to make a significant impact to the organisation by supporting the growth strategy and competitive positioning of the assigned business unit.

Solution Architecture designs and implements IT solutions to meet business requirements in accordance with enterprise and technical architecture. Existing patterns, frameworks and tools are utilised to create state of the art, maintainable and cost-efficient IT solutions to meet flexible business demands.

Lead and support the architecting and designing of comprehensive solutions ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with customers. You will enable and guide the design and development of integrated solutions in projects.

Ensures a high-level technical design and development which supports system performance at optimal cost under the circumstances of flexibility and future change.

Company
Munich Re Specialty Group
Location
Manchester , United Kingdom

Responsibilities

• To lead and develop the architectures for systems, balancing and ensuring consistency between functional, service quality and systems management requirements following the IT target architecture and reusing existing patterns.

• To provide input in the selection of systems architecture components, and coordinates design activities, promoting the discipline to ensure consistency

• To support development and management of target design, policies and standards including IT security and quality guidelines

• To communicate architecture objectives to business stakeholders and consults during the development of product requirements

• To understand the business entity’s TOM, business strategy and Lloyd’s or Company market

• To be the responsible architect for the respective business portfolio. To be an active proposer of process improvement and technical solutions to accelerate the digital transformation.

• To communicate architecture objectives to senior business stakeholders and consult during the development of product requirements

• To be responsible for implementation of technology solutions and mapping of business requirements to systems/technical requirements in alignment with enterprise and technical architecture

• To be responsible for the design and implementation of solutions with the aim of enabling growth, reducing of complexity and improvement of inefficient (manual) processes by leveraging existing architectural patterns whenever possible

• To assume technical lead role in implementation projects

• To lead the design of application architectures

• To be responsible for the adherence to appropriate standards (performance, monitor capability, audit acceptability, secure environment)

• To be responsible for the balance between functional, service quality and systems management requirements

• To collaborate with business owners to ensure effective benefit realisation

• To help drive forward good conduct for the business to deliver the best outcomes for customers / policyholders.

• To lead / support the process of transitioning completed projects into support

• To lead the analysis and problem solving of severe application incidents

• To be responsible for driving of synergies within Global Specialty Insurance (GSI)

You are required to comply with the PRA and FCA conduct rules:

• Acting with honesty and integrity at all times

• Acting at all times with due care, skill and diligence

• Being open and honest with the FCA, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and all UK regulators at all times

• Always paying due regard to the interests of customers and always treat them honestly and fairly

• Observing proper standards of market conduct at all times

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Strong project delivery background. Ideal 5 years of experience in system design,systems integration or software development as a developer / architect

• Strong knowledge of the processes of the entire software development and product life cycle: DevOps principles, patterns, UML, agile development practices

• Experience in web-based systems architecture, service-based architecture, enterprise application architecture, cloud architecture as well as experience managing expectations when balancing alternatives against business and financial constraints.

• Common frameworks such as e.g., REST, struts, spring, hibernate, etc. and familiar Database technologies (MS SQL, JDBC, PL/SQL, stored procedures)

• Lead and guide development of an Informatica based ETL architecture

• Track record of successful implementations that delivered value to the business, resulting in measurable business outcomes

• Thought leadership – able to monitor market trends and to drive creative thinking on future technology capabilities which support digitalization of business processes and increase business value.

• Proficiency in data modelling and design, including SQL development

• Knowledge of on-premise and cloud based solutions

• Knowledge in the use of workflow solutions

• Knowledge in the use of SOAP and REST based APIs

• Have demonstrated a working knowledge of the following concepts/skills:

• Process Mapping

• Data flow diagrams

• Ability to work with third parties and offshore development teams

Desirable

• Deep understanding of operational impacts from business and IT change

• Insurance system knowledge covering underwriting, claims, accounts, and re-insurance

• Lloyds/Company Market (re)insurance experience with knowledge of products and markets

Personal Attributes

• Strong Executive Stakeholder communications skills

• Adaptable and able to work in small team and often pressurised environment – flexible and able to get the job done.

• Serious about success, motivated and driven to succeed

• Assertive and high level of personal commitment

• Teamwork and conflict-solving skills

• Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, orally and in writing and to demonstrate the skills of active thinking.